artex ceiling skim quotation

[MarcoM]

Hello,

I have had a quote to skim an artex ceiling.
quote 350 pounds.

Ceiling 5.8m x 4m.

There are a couple of ceiling roses that need to be removed.

The quote includes scraping worst bits, pva and then two multifinish coats.

Is the quote reasonable?
NW based.

Regards,

 

[JP_]

Probably OK. I had a room plastered, ceiling was boarded over, but walls needed skimming too, that was £600. Room about 3.3m square.
Scraping and preparing might add more to cost than overboarding - and with overboarding, you get better sound insulation, less artex floating in the air, maybe a better finish too.

 

[lostinthelight]

3years ago around here,South East Wales, plasterers were charging £8 m² for ceilings and £6 for walls labour only on ready prepared surfaces so that would equate to nearly £200 just for spreading for your area?

 

[stevethespreader]

There are a couple of ceiling roses that need to be removed.

are they original? should keep them if they are as for the price in my eyes its too much have done bigger ceilings for less

 

[MarcoM]

hi yes it did strike me as an expensive quote.

 

[stevethespreader]

what about the ceiling roses why have they got to come down? are they original?